FX.co ★ GBP/JPY Wave Analysis for August 20,2012

GBP/JPY Elliott Wave
Last week the GBP/JPY pair was trading in an upward move, developing impulsive 3 wave (coloured blue). During the Friday's European and New York sessions this exotic pair was trading in a sideways move in the range of 124.90 to 124.45 level. At the moment the GBP/JPY pair is testing 124.90 resistance level and we are expecting to see the price around 125.20 level today before 4 wave (coloured blue) starts. In accordance with our wave rules and taking into account that the wave 4 retraces 100% of the wave 2, we can define the potential targets with measuring the 2 wave, with Take Profit at 123.72 (100% of wave 2). To reduce the risk, we can use support point at 125.60 as Stop Loss.
Support and Resistance
(S3) 124.31 (S2) 124.48 (S1) 124.58 (PP) 124.76 (R1) 124.93 (R2) 125.03 (R3) 125.21
Trading Forecast
Proceeding from Elliott Wave rules today, the trend is expected to begin the downward movement. That is why short positions at level 125.20 with Stop Loss 125.60 and Take Profit 123.70 are recommended.